IV34233: FILES CONTAINING CONSOLE OR STACK DUMPS ARE UNREADABLE ON Z/OS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: When a console or stack dump is written to a file
  the file contains junk characters not the same output seen when
  a console or stack dump is sent to the terminal.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  The JVM was running with an -Xdump:console or -Xdump:stack dump
  agent enabled and the file= parameter was used to specify a file
  name to write the output from that dump agent to.
  This is only seen on z/OS.
  

Local fix

• The file is in ASCII and can be converted manually or copied to
  a machine running a different operating system that will open
  ASCII files correctly such as Windows, Linux or AIX.
  

Problem summary

• The text is being written to the file in the wrong character
  set.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR4
  6.0.1 SR5
  6.0.0 SR13
  .
  The JVM has been updated to use the correct character set for
  the platform.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP